SPORT NEWS!!! SHARAPOVA ANGRY OVER HER FIRST LOSS TO HALEP AT CHINA
OPEN…SEEChristian Rowland writing for ODOGWU MEDIA...Maria Sharapova opened
up on the despair she feels in defeat, after she was ruthlessly knocked
out of the China Open in the third round by Romania’s Simona Halep on
Wednesday. The world number two was an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 winner, leaving the
five-time Grand Slam champion still searching for her first title since
returning from a doping ban in April.
It was Halep’s first victory over the Russian in eight meetings.
Sharapova, a former number one, now at 104 in the world rankings
following her 15-month suspension for taking meldonium, gave an insight
into the rollercoaster of emotions in top-level tennis.

“Hard work is not good enough anymore, maybe it was, I don’t know how
many years ago, but that’s just not a factor anymore,” said the
30-year-old, when asked about comments in a book she recently released.
“The reason I say that is there’s some incredible moments, very high
moments, and there are very low moments. “There have been times where I
get off the court and you think, ‘I don’t wish this on my future child.
The feeling is so tough and disappointing.”